Sheeran also laughed off an article in which he had been dubbed a "studly womanizer", noting that he "[hadn't] even been pictured with that many women".

The award-winning musician also dismissed suggestions of a romance with Taylor Swift, saying: "If you can find a picture of me and Taylor holding hands, you won't be able to, because it doesn't exist... that's just people making assumptions because I was on tour with her.

"The whole 'studly womanizer' thing, I mean, I quite enjoy the title - it's just not very accurate."